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this was the type of performance that romney brought last night. bill crystal in "the weekly standard" said, romney comes out of the debate with momentum. can his campaign turn a good debate into a true inflection point in the presidential race? so in your estimation, your guy went up against mitt romney in the primary and debates, how does this mitt romney last night compare to the one that your guy debated against and then how does romney seize on this moment to keep up that momentum in the final days? >> well, first of all, i'm not the least bit surprised mitt romney did as well as he did. he did well in the 20 debates rick santorum went up against him. i would also argue one of the big advantages romney had going into the debate was he did have to debate rick santorum, he did have to debate newt gingrich. it is like having a preseason. and the president didn't have that. i think the other key thing that came out of this is the presidential race for all practical purposes actually started last night. a lot of people just didn't know mitt romney
this was the type of performance that romney brought last night. bill crystal in "the weekly standard" said, romney comes out of the debate with momentum. can his campaign turn a good debate into a true inflection point in the presidential race? so in your estimation, your guy went up against mitt romney in the primary and debates, how does this mitt romney last night compare to the one that your guy debated against and then how does romney seize on this moment to keep up that...
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. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact incompete -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst moments. he was asked by wolf blitzer about a spanish language radio ad his campaign made. the ad calls romney anti-immigrant. romney seized the opportunity to go after gingrich. let's watch. >> is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my mother was born in wales. i think you should apologize it and having differences of opinions on issues does not justify labeling people with highly charged epithets. >> susan page, even when he gets mad and angry, he uses terms like highly charged epithets. i guess he won that round clearly. what do you make of that? he came very formally, as always, but very in control of th
. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact incompete -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst moments. he was asked by wolf blitzer about a spanish language radio ad his campaign made. the ad calls romney anti-immigrant....
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what we saw last night is we have no idea where mitt romney stands. the president, you may disagree with parts of it, but projecting strength, it was a role reversal for democrats. >> i thought he was going to revert back to dick cheney highlight films and say we're not on a war footing. he could have pulled out the old rhetoric and slipped it past a lot of people. why didn't he take that direction? >> the president doesn't like the whole e politics of fear. i don't know that mitt romney -- when you saw him come up with the details about mali and the terrorist threat in mali or the state of the navy in the first world war, this is a guy who has been cramming on the briefing books and had no real plan. >> richard wolffe, great to have you with us, thanks so much. remember to answer tonight's question. share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. >>> coming up, with only two weeks remaining, what must they do to win? what do they have to do to win? karen finney and e.j. dionne coming up with the discussion. >>> coming up, the obama camp shows
what we saw last night is we have no idea where mitt romney stands. the president, you may disagree with parts of it, but projecting strength, it was a role reversal for democrats. >> i thought he was going to revert back to dick cheney highlight films and say we're not on a war footing. he could have pulled out the old rhetoric and slipped it past a lot of people. why didn't he take that direction? >> the president doesn't like the whole e politics of fear. i don't know that mitt...
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that part's true. >>> governor romney had a bad case of romnesia last night. it really hit him during the exchange of the auto bailout. when he said he would do nothing to hurt the u.s. auto industry and would not liquidate the industry. it was like he completely forgot telling the whole industry to go bankrupt. the president says he was air brushing history. why? because the auto bailout impacted hundreds of thousands of jobs in a state romney desperately needs to win. ohio. without ohio, it will be extremely difficult for him to win. but here's the thing. what he said was full of holes and today in ohio, the president drove an american-made mack truck through the romney magnet. >> last night mitt romney looked you in the eye, be me in the eye, tried to pretend never let detroit go bankrupt, pretended like somehow i have taken his advice. the people don't forget. the people in dayton don't forget. the people of ohio don't forget. if mitt romney had been president when the auto industry was on the verge of collapse, we might not have an american auto industry
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we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance last night. susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." howard, look at these two polls. two new polls out today that show the race in florida turning strongly for romney. take a look. both the latest sunshine state news poll and the quinnipiac poll have romney ahead. at one poll he's at 40 and the other at 38%. your sense of why newt is losing, why mitt is winning. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst moments. gingrich was asked by wolf blitzer about a spanish language radio ad his campaign made. the ad calls romney anti-immigrant. romney seized the opportunity to go after gingrich. let's watch. >> is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> i'm n
we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance last night. susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." howard, look at these two polls. two new polls out today that show the race in florida turning strongly for romney. take a look. both the latest sunshine state news poll and the quinnipiac poll have romney ahead. at one poll he's at 40 and the other at 38%. your sense of why newt is losing, why mitt is winning. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do...
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remarks last night. he told host ed schultz, in his view, they show mitt romney's character. >> anyone who would talk about 47% of americans with the kind of disdain that he used with his words simply -- i mean, why does he want to be the president of america? how can he possibly pull us together if he at the get go has said that 47% of us are unworthy? >> ed, these are the most reprehensible, despicable, pathetic words i have heard come out of a candidate's mouth. i think this should disqualify him from ever being the president of our country. >> don't miss the ed show on msnbc. the place for politics. >>> o outrage against the u.s. stretched into a second week in the muslim world as the powerful leader of hezbollah calls for protests against that anti-islam film to continue. nbc's tracie potts has the details. she's in washington for us. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. now it's turned deadly in afghanistan. a suicide bombing there. at least nine people, foreign airport workers killed when
remarks last night. he told host ed schultz, in his view, they show mitt romney's character. >> anyone who would talk about 47% of americans with the kind of disdain that he used with his words simply -- i mean, why does he want to be the president of america? how can he possibly pull us together if he at the get go has said that 47% of us are unworthy? >> ed, these are the most reprehensible, despicable, pathetic words i have heard come out of a candidate's mouth. i think this...
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this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics is mostly true. here's why. in late 1998 the olympic games were embroiled in a bribery scandal that forced several of the olympic officials to quit and the mayor of salt lake to step down. corporations were getting nervous. their donations helped fund the games by early 1999. mitt romney was asked to step in and take over the reins of the olympic committee. >> why take on this problem? why try to fix a salt lake city olympics? >> i said this is an opportunity to make a difference. >> and he did make a difference. romney was able to restore confidence, bring back corporate donors
this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics...
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i think governor romney worked that strategy last night. i think his purpose which he achieved was to make people believe that he was a credible alternative as a commander in chief. i think he wanted to look presidential and he did. i think he wanted to present facts which he did and he wanted to give voters especially undecided voter just like that gentleman we just heard the comfort that he would be a commander in chief that they could have confidence in and i think he accomplished that. >> they want to reach the undecided and according to the insta-polls the score 2-1 in president obama's favor but the consensus seems to be that governor romney won the debate season because he came out so strong with the first debate. you couple that with the headlines seeing now. mayor reid, is two weeks enough time for the president to make up the lost ground after the first debate? >> first of all, i want to push back on this consensus that mitt romney won the debate season. i don't know where you're getting that from. the electoral college stands rig
i think governor romney worked that strategy last night. i think his purpose which he achieved was to make people believe that he was a credible alternative as a commander in chief. i think he wanted to look presidential and he did. i think he wanted to present facts which he did and he wanted to give voters especially undecided voter just like that gentleman we just heard the comfort that he would be a commander in chief that they could have confidence in and i think he accomplished that....
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i think romney took advantage of that somewhat, you know, last night. obama wanted a slug fest on these issues. i think that romney ended up clenching him a lot as you would in a fight and i think that -- the president was left to accuse romney of being a flip flopper, but if he changed he was changing to positions that were more sustainable and popular. and more mainstream in some ways and that i think ends up to his advantage. that is the nature of the foreign policy debates. >> now about turnout and early voting. sure and look, i actually think a lot of talk about momentum in this race where the momentum is and isn't. the race has returned to where it with you before the conventions. >> i agree with that. >> i told some of my democratic friends after the conventions ended and the president opened up a slight lead, don't believe it we have to run this race. >> you had no idea he was going to blow the first debate? >> the president has talked about his performance in the first debate. regardless, i think the race has tightened and it's even and i think
i think romney took advantage of that somewhat, you know, last night. obama wanted a slug fest on these issues. i think that romney ended up clenching him a lot as you would in a fight and i think that -- the president was left to accuse romney of being a flip flopper, but if he changed he was changing to positions that were more sustainable and popular. and more mainstream in some ways and that i think ends up to his advantage. that is the nature of the foreign policy debates. >> now...
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we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to wisconsin, feels like he can do pretty well there, too. why would he be compelled at this moment anyway to get out? and if it's not now, when is that tipping point for santorum where he says, all right, enough is enough, time to get behind romney? >> one potential tipping point is april 24th, santorum's home state, pennsylvania. at the moment it looks like he's ahead. if romney were to sneak up on him there, really wouldn't have any reason to go on. but you delve into the exit polls and you see the problem for santorum. that he's never been able to break out of his demogr
we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to...
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that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation and say, it's my way or the highway, i don't get a lot done. what i do is the same way that tip o'neal and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. when ronald reagan ran for office, he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. >> so it's about principles, not actual hard plans. in a million years did you ever think that a victory could come out of this debate base odd vagueness? i ask that because knowing in we knew all of the weapons both could quite honestly use and weapons the moderator would have available to press both
that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation...
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you heard the president last night with mr. romney. mr. romney being a different mr. romney than we've seen him for the last 18 months or the last section years. do you think even with the new hit romney that showed up last night when he starts talking about states' rights, when he starts talking about regulation or deregulation, when he starts saying he doesn't advocate $5 trillion tax cut when in fact the numbers prove that he does and has been advocating that, will that resonate with independent voters and/or undecided voters in your state of ohio? >> i don't think so. i think people realize that governor romney is still wrong on medicare and still wrong on trade and still wrong on jobs and still wrong on the middle class. i think that's increasingly clear. again it goes back to which path do you go. do you want to go back to the trickle down economics you give tax cuts to the rich and hope it helps the middle class or do you focus on the middle class and that's trait enforcement, it's i don't think training at community colleges like columbus state and sinclair. i
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he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt romney is heading west. you're watching "the daily rundo rundown" on msnbc. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they he
he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt...
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romney preparing of course for his big night this evening. i believe that they are posing for some photographs among some friends. staff is actually and here we are, the crowd is breaking up. mr. romney is congratulating himself, which is excellent and he hasn't even delivered his speech yet. he's going to see some friends there. there is great. there's eric fernstrom, one of his team. it is going to be a big night for mr. romney and we have breaking news with nbc confirming that the man who may give the most compelling, inspirational speech of tonight's convention is clinton eastwood. yes, dirty harry, the outlaw josie wales, the high plains drifter. he will be in the house as the mystery guest, no longer a mystery, but for mitt romney, the question remains. do you feel lucky because this is the night of mitt's life as he prepares to assume the mantle of republican nominee, the crowning achievement in his year's long ambitious to be president of the united states. as i've said, they've been busy building out the stage. mr. romney as you're w
romney preparing of course for his big night this evening. i believe that they are posing for some photographs among some friends. staff is actually and here we are, the crowd is breaking up. mr. romney is congratulating himself, which is excellent and he hasn't even delivered his speech yet. he's going to see some friends there. there is great. there's eric fernstrom, one of his team. it is going to be a big night for mr. romney and we have breaking news with nbc confirming that the man who...
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thursday night was supposed to be romney's big night, his night to reintroduce himself, to warm it up, and he did. but on social media, his big speech is being overshadowed today by another performance. >> mr. president, how do you -- how do you handle -- how do you handle the promises that you've made when you were running for election and how do you handle -- how do you handle it? i mean, what do you say to people? do you just, you know, i know people -- people are wondering, you know -- okay. i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> joining me now, "washington post" columnist ruth marcus. well, give us our daily fix. first of all, he was unscripted. he was supposed to go three minutes. it ran 10:40 when every second is precious in prime time. presumably as a result of that, that really beautiful romney family video was not shown in prime time when all of the millions and millions of people were watching on the broadcast networks. what went wrong? what were they thinking? >> i cannot answer that last question, because it just about was as weird as it gets. you could tell from mrs.
thursday night was supposed to be romney's big night, his night to reintroduce himself, to warm it up, and he did. but on social media, his big speech is being overshadowed today by another performance. >> mr. president, how do you -- how do you handle -- how do you handle the promises that you've made when you were running for election and how do you handle -- how do you handle it? i mean, what do you say to people? do you just, you know, i know people -- people are wondering, you know...
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as prepared as newt was to zing mod raider john zing last night, that's how unprepared mitt romney was for that inevitable will you release your tax returns question? not only was romney tongue tied, saying maybe, he raised my old rule. if it's better than it looks for a politician, they'll tell you. plus stephen colbert says, if you think what he's doing is a j joke, then this whole campaign finance system is a joke. good point. finally let me finish with newt's perfect pitch for conservative contempt. we start with yet another comeback of newt gingrich. howard fineman editorial director, eugene robinson is a "washington post" columnist, both are msnbc political analysts. this morning gallup's editor in chief said romney's national lead was collapsing. take a look at the latest numbers. at the beginning of this week romney led newt gingrich by 23 points. in the latest gallup tracking poll out today that lead's down to 10. this afternoon mitt romney conceded south carolina was going to be a very close contest. and that this could tour out to be long race for the nomination. let match.
as prepared as newt was to zing mod raider john zing last night, that's how unprepared mitt romney was for that inevitable will you release your tax returns question? not only was romney tongue tied, saying maybe, he raised my old rule. if it's better than it looks for a politician, they'll tell you. plus stephen colbert says, if you think what he's doing is a j joke, then this whole campaign finance system is a joke. good point. finally let me finish with newt's perfect pitch for conservative...
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romney not conservative enough.s mean? on the phone with us now, msnbc time magazine senior political analyst. close finishes in both states. saint what does it mean? >> well, its means that rick santorum now has a chance to become salted alternative. we're going to use wieek enfron runner. he has to do well. we ire going to have all of these questions about die content. you know. the end of the morn. kind of the third biggest industrial spet where is this kind of captioning. it cuss give saint a better chance than he's ever had. >> you know, the message from the romney campaign that this is about mirth. and who's likely to win them? is it true? if so, how does rick santoru fight that argument. start talking about a message. why does hoe want to be bethought. it is true, i believe, that you cannot stop mitt romney from grinning to the convention with the mideast delegates. let's say santorum runs a string of victories. if that doesn't happen, then santorum is going to have to find a way to win at the convention to try to w
romney not conservative enough.s mean? on the phone with us now, msnbc time magazine senior political analyst. close finishes in both states. saint what does it mean? >> well, its means that rick santorum now has a chance to become salted alternative. we're going to use wieek enfron runner. he has to do well. we ire going to have all of these questions about die content. you know. the end of the morn. kind of the third biggest industrial spet where is this kind of captioning. it cuss give...
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here's romney's worst moment of the night. it didn't come at the hands of gingrich, but at rick santorum. the third-man-in this fight. the form er -- let's watch a rel attack here from santorum. >> what governor romney just said is that the government run top down medicine is working well in massachusetts and he supports it. now think about what that means going up against barack obama, who you're going to claim top down government doesn't work and repeal it. he's going to say wait a minute. you just said it works well. >> if someone doesn't have insurance, then we have to care for them in the hospital. give them free care. no more free riders. we're insisting on personal responsibility. does everybody in massachusetts have a requirement to buy health care? >> everyone has a requirement to either by health care or pay the state for the cost of providing them free care. >> in a perfect world, susan and howard, the president of the united states would hire mitt romney to explain his health care plan. that's a perfect rendition o
here's romney's worst moment of the night. it didn't come at the hands of gingrich, but at rick santorum. the third-man-in this fight. the form er -- let's watch a rel attack here from santorum. >> what governor romney just said is that the government run top down medicine is working well in massachusetts and he supports it. now think about what that means going up against barack obama, who you're going to claim top down government doesn't work and repeal it. he's going to say wait a...
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i thought he clearly won last night. he was helped by romney. he was helped by romney for two reasons. one, romney made a classic mistake. he came to the second debate, thoroughly prepared for the first debate. he said the same lines, often using the same words that he had said two weeks ago. so he had telegraphed every line, he had telegraphed his arguments. the president knew what he was going to say and was prepared to box him, to call him, to hold him accountable. secondly, on style, romney was like the hall monitor. and then he was lake a frustrated guy who, because he couldn't have everything his way. you know, if ownership on the wrong side of the gender gap, i wouldn't fight with a female moderator of a debate. i wouldn't try to bully her. and it's even worse if you end up failing. >> michael, is there any issue that mitt romney gained ground on last night? >> i think he did, on the libya piece. >> michael! you're not serious! come on, you can't be serious. i mean, you can't be serious about that! it was a disaster. it was a train wreck.
i thought he clearly won last night. he was helped by romney. he was helped by romney for two reasons. one, romney made a classic mistake. he came to the second debate, thoroughly prepared for the first debate. he said the same lines, often using the same words that he had said two weeks ago. so he had telegraphed every line, he had telegraphed his arguments. the president knew what he was going to say and was prepared to box him, to call him, to hold him accountable. secondly, on style, romney...
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to that point, last night mitt romney needed to do something to get those people on his side. he needed to tell them something about himself or things about himself that we didn't know before. and the only thing that i learned from that speech, which i thought was a perfectly fine mitt romney speech. but the only thing that i learned was what chip alluded to, was his love and affection for his mother and father and the thing about the rose and how she found out her husband had passed away. when i watched that, i had the same exact reaction. it was very comforting to me to hear that. but it didn't tell me a damn thing about how he's going to get 12 million people back to work, balance the budget, et cetera. i appreciate his plan. that's on his website. i can read that all day long. i learned nothing else about why mitt romney could -- >> how to get people back to work. this line about iran, also russia, really raised some eyebrows. i want to play governor romney talking about president obama's foreign policy and i'll get your reaction, jimmy. >> every american was relieved the
to that point, last night mitt romney needed to do something to get those people on his side. he needed to tell them something about himself or things about himself that we didn't know before. and the only thing that i learned from that speech, which i thought was a perfectly fine mitt romney speech. but the only thing that i learned was what chip alluded to, was his love and affection for his mother and father and the thing about the rose and how she found out her husband had passed away. when...
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. >> after the tape became public last night, the romney campaign called a news conference where he said the remarks were not well-stated but he stood by their core message. >>> it's not elegantly stated. let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question and i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way thandie in a setting like that. so i'm sure i'll point that out as time goes on. we don't have the question given the snippet there given the full response. i hope the person who put out the video will put out the full material. it's a message which i'm going to carry and continue to carry, which is look, the president's approach is attractive to people who are not paying taxes because, frankly, my discussion about lowering taxes isn't as attractive as them. i'm not likely to draw them into my campaign as effectively as those in the middle. >> what assurances can you give to voters to people who fund your campaign, what you're sago owe. >> this is the same message that i give to people which is that we have a very different approach. the presiden
. >> after the tape became public last night, the romney campaign called a news conference where he said the remarks were not well-stated but he stood by their core message. >>> it's not elegantly stated. let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question and i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way thandie in a setting like that. so i'm sure i'll point that out as time goes on. we don't have the question given the snippet there...
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i want romney to say something. he didn't get to this until friday night. romney let four days pass. romney only responded and he said something like these weren't the words i would have used. he seems more scared of rush limbaugh, according to george will yesterday, than he is of our enemies in this world. why is your party so afraid of rush limbaugh? >> well, i think what the party is is focused on jobs and the economy. if you listen to what he's been saying the last few days, i went to two plant tours with him today and a couple of rallies. it's all about the economy. you've heard that. you've heard his message. >> hey, i'm with you on that. >> we're talking so much about the jobs and the economy and not talking about other issues. he has very specific proposals on tax reform and energy policy and health care costs. that's what people want to hear about. i was talking to a lot of workers after the visits. they are concerned about their jobs and about what's going on in the economy. they are concerned with energy in particularly here in ohio. we want to d
i want romney to say something. he didn't get to this until friday night. romney let four days pass. romney only responded and he said something like these weren't the words i would have used. he seems more scared of rush limbaugh, according to george will yesterday, than he is of our enemies in this world. why is your party so afraid of rush limbaugh? >> well, i think what the party is is focused on jobs and the economy. if you listen to what he's been saying the last few days, i went to...
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romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. >>> absent from last night's debate were any issues that related particularly to just over half the voting population. that's women. and mr. romney probably thought better than to mention republicans defunding planned parenthood or mandating transvageal ultrasound probes. yet, if you listened closely, women were mentioned at every turn. >> i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman grabbed my arp and she said, i have been out of work since may. can you help me? yesterday was a rally in denver, and a woman came up to her with a baby in her arms. a woman came to me and she said, look, i can't afford insurance for myself or my son. >> joining us here in new york is my colleague crist yal ball, one of the mosts of "the cycl
romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. >>> absent from last night's debate were any issues that related particularly to just over half the voting population. that's women. and mr....
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mitt romney has been loath to go about in to details, but he it did have pore to say last night. what did he say? >> well, i've heard him speak probably hundreds of times and last night we got more detail on his specific plans for two cabinet level agencies that could be interesting. first he said he would consider eliminating entirely the department of housing and urban development, which is especially interesting because in the '60s, his father was the head of that department. second, he also talked about shrinking or combining the department of education with another federal department. he said he didn't want to eliminate the department of education and talked about a lesson he learned in 1994 when he ran against ted kennedy for senate when he suggested eliminating the department and kennedy painted him as an up caring figure who didn't care about education. rom ifromney said that's not th case, but he wanted to condense its role. >> he also gave kags of where money would come from to pay with tax cuts that he's talked about. what did he say on that? >> this has been another i
mitt romney has been loath to go about in to details, but he it did have pore to say last night. what did he say? >> well, i've heard him speak probably hundreds of times and last night we got more detail on his specific plans for two cabinet level agencies that could be interesting. first he said he would consider eliminating entirely the department of housing and urban development, which is especially interesting because in the '60s, his father was the head of that department. second,...
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with romney and gingrich. it's the same pattern that we have seen, the romney number doesn't really move. romney is already rallied the moderate business men wing of the party. the problem is that it's not a majority. gingrich when he surges is always able to almost get a lot closer. he has got the ups and downs that he has, he is the only one mitchell reports," today's bipartisan farewell by gaby giffords as she submit s her resignation to the speaker of the house. >> it will be one of the great gifts of my life to have met gabby giffordss and served with her in this body. >> a rescue, just minutes before the president stepped into the state of the union last night. >> good job tonight. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] beca
with romney and gingrich. it's the same pattern that we have seen, the romney number doesn't really move. romney is already rallied the moderate business men wing of the party. the problem is that it's not a majority. gingrich when he surges is always able to almost get a lot closer. he has got the ups and downs that he has, he is the only one mitchell reports," today's bipartisan farewell by gaby giffords as she submit s her resignation to the speaker of the house. >> it will be one...
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. >> romney didn't give a speech last night. romney is focused on missouri. >> we didn't participate as a campaign and i was straw poll or fl n's stop poll. hawaii voted as well. sanorum came in second. >> all right, tracy, thanks. well, newt gingrich again vowed to remain in the race. and he em that sized that he want new delegates. last eighth know, his daughter jack rio argued her father's record in congress is beter than rick zx antorum. he told lawrence the former speaker his been making the strongest case. >> if you look at what's happening, we look at the secretary that said gosh, i made a mistake. the only candidate that we have as repub le cans that is driving the conversation the way we want is my father. he is not goirng to drop out. hoe is here as a citizen to do what's best for his country. he was the third wrenching highest senator. he lost very badly. and during that time, they left our government $1.7 trillion in debt. there's a big contrast between the records of these children and if american people. a poll yes
. >> romney didn't give a speech last night. romney is focused on missouri. >> we didn't participate as a campaign and i was straw poll or fl n's stop poll. hawaii voted as well. sanorum came in second. >> all right, tracy, thanks. well, newt gingrich again vowed to remain in the race. and he em that sized that he want new delegates. last eighth know, his daughter jack rio argued her father's record in congress is beter than rick zx antorum. he told lawrence the former speaker...
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. >> the viral phrase from last night came from mitt romney. >> the folder or whatever, binder of woman. >> they brought us binders. >> binders. >> binders. >> binders full of women. >> the president talked about women as bread winners. >> we don't have to collect a bin much of binders to find qualified, talented young women. >> and governor romney talked about them as resumes in binders. >> both candidates and their wing men. >> in three of the most politically value battle ground states. >> we've got 20 days go to. >> i think it hangs in the balance. >> mr. romney shooting himself in the foot that was frequently in his mouth\. >> he can't help it, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. >>> with just 20 days until election, president obama is now feeling better about the debates. >> we had our second presidential debate last night, and you know, i'm still trying to get the hang of this thing. but as bee saw last night, the five-point plan really boils down to one point. folks at the very top get to play by a different set of rules than you do. the we cannot grow this economy from
. >> the viral phrase from last night came from mitt romney. >> the folder or whatever, binder of woman. >> they brought us binders. >> binders. >> binders. >> binders full of women. >> the president talked about women as bread winners. >> we don't have to collect a bin much of binders to find qualified, talented young women. >> and governor romney talked about them as resumes in binders. >> both candidates and their wing men. >>...
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if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims, who refused personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. and i want to fight for them. that's what i've been doing for the last four years because if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> refs on both sides agree that last night was a bruiser but the strongest most concise assessment came courtesy of the new york daily news. bam boom. round three, the last and time bought, is monday. sam stein, of "the huffington post," we have seen a lot of back and forth this morning from republic
if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said...
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here's mitt romney on the radio last night. >> i'd clean house, the right thing to do is to remove people who have violated the public trust. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports a 24-year-old self-described escort says a fight erupted when one agent offered her $30, instead of the $800 they agreed on. they reportedly settled on $225 after police got involved. the house oversight committee wants a full report, details and disciplinary actions by may 1. another hearings have been announcedings but another committee, homeland security, who is four investigators on the case. >> if heads don't roll in a bureaucracy that has something wrong, nothing's going to change. and i think you'll find that these people, their heads are going to roll. >> reporter: the secret called in an inspector-general, so far, nothing appears to have been compromised, sources say there were no gun, radios or equipment or schedules in the agents' rooms. investigators are looking into possible drug use. some agents have agreed to take polygraph tests. lynn? >> tracie, thanks. >>> the white house is condemning newl
here's mitt romney on the radio last night. >> i'd clean house, the right thing to do is to remove people who have violated the public trust. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports a 24-year-old self-described escort says a fight erupted when one agent offered her $30, instead of the $800 they agreed on. they reportedly settled on $225 after police got involved. the house oversight committee wants a full report, details and disciplinary actions by may 1. another...
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. >>> a new politico poll finds that romney supported him by 47% and 650% put romney on their night list. >>> meanwhile the president and his family got in the spirit at the christmas concert with diana ross and koenen o'brien and they got to meet some of the former patients who dressed up as santa's little helper elves. >> release the elves. hey, elf, what's your name. >> olivia. >> everybody look up and say cheese. >> cheese. >> cheese. >> say merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> ho, ho, ho. >> ho, ho, ho. >> he does a good santa. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. and now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins, he has your weather forecast. incredibly cute. did you see the kid up front. >> try saying broccoli next time somebody takes a picture. that's a lot of fun. >> you have way too much time on your hands. >> well, good morning, everyone. the snow pack continues across the northern half of the country. we watched this stack last week for this time of year. only 7% of the country had snow. the northern plains were snow-fr
. >>> a new politico poll finds that romney supported him by 47% and 650% put romney on their night list. >>> meanwhile the president and his family got in the spirit at the christmas concert with diana ross and koenen o'brien and they got to meet some of the former patients who dressed up as santa's little helper elves. >> release the elves. hey, elf, what's your name. >> olivia. >> everybody look up and say cheese. >> cheese. >> cheese. >>...
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my question last night, i asked governor romney whether these comments coming out on tape yesterday as well as comments that have been previously reported from a fund-raiser, another fund-raiser in florida several months ago in which he laid out the policy details, why was there some discrepancy in his tone and policies behind closed doors versus in public. we have to push back a little bit on that. his answer on this he's taking process questions about the state of the campaign. they're spending their hard-earned dollars to fund his campaign asking him how he might win. those aren't what you usually talk about on the stump. folks funding the campaign get a more complete answer. he didn't address the question about policy and why he might be talking in more detail behind closed doors than out informant open. >> he absolutely did, garrett. it's interesting today a number of of his surrogates have been on msnbc and other networks, and they don't have a consistent message. you had governor sanunu on and he blamed the current administration for class warfare and congressman allen west sayi
my question last night, i asked governor romney whether these comments coming out on tape yesterday as well as comments that have been previously reported from a fund-raiser, another fund-raiser in florida several months ago in which he laid out the policy details, why was there some discrepancy in his tone and policies behind closed doors versus in public. we have to push back a little bit on that. his answer on this he's taking process questions about the state of the campaign. they're...
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romney, ann romney in her own speech the night before say, think about a family that's considering and desiring a second child but can't have one because of the economic conditions. when a person doesn't have sufficient economic circumstances, they need reproductive choices. in fact, they always need reproductive choicessoap these things are deeply intertwinedfor the vast majority of women in this country what we're seeing right now is a big gap towards the president. >> one thing they're trying to do, get the attention of women voters with ann romney speaking out, last night kon, condi rice telling her compelling story. how does mitt romney send it home? >> mitt romney will ultimately have to be his own best surrogate. he can't just be produintroduce everyone else. romney will have to be personally compelling and that has been very difficult for him thus far on the campaign trail. >> there he is, last night watching from this hotel room with grandkids. we'll see how he does tonight. melissa harris perry, thank you. watch her show, saturday and sunday on msnbc. >>> gaming the speech, n
romney, ann romney in her own speech the night before say, think about a family that's considering and desiring a second child but can't have one because of the economic conditions. when a person doesn't have sufficient economic circumstances, they need reproductive choices. in fact, they always need reproductive choicessoap these things are deeply intertwinedfor the vast majority of women in this country what we're seeing right now is a big gap towards the president. >> one thing they're...
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and next up, prepare for an awkward handshake this night. gop front-runner mitt romney's booked to speak at next month's values voters summit down in washington. the program is all set. and as it stands now, there could be more than a little friction between romney and the speaker who will follow him. that would be the director of issues analysis for the american family association, brian fisher. turns out he has a long history of bashing the candidate's mormon faith. let's listen to his comments from earlier this week. >> mormonism is not an orthodox christian faith. it's just not. it was very clear that the founding fathers did not intend to preserve automatically religious liberty for nonchristian faiths. so when mormonism came along, they practiced polygamy. they believed in polygamy, just like muslims do today. >> well, the only person who ought to be embarrassed by that statement or any of this awkwardness is the man who made that statement. religious liberty in this country is religious liberty. simple. that's all for "hardball." up n
and next up, prepare for an awkward handshake this night. gop front-runner mitt romney's booked to speak at next month's values voters summit down in washington. the program is all set. and as it stands now, there could be more than a little friction between romney and the speaker who will follow him. that would be the director of issues analysis for the american family association, brian fisher. turns out he has a long history of bashing the candidate's mormon faith. let's listen to his...
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be counting on the "saturday night live" imitations to give us some laughs along the way. nbc's david gregory caught up with jason sadakus. >> i see so many happy -- and unhappy -- you know, men and women and grandmothers. >> let me take an applause break. thank you. thank you. >> i mean, how do you compete with this guy? i could buy the white house, i could flip it. >> take it, move it. >> i still miss darryl hammonds doing bill clinton. that was the very best. >>> we look at newt gingrich hits and misses for the campaign trail. there's more. guess where he opted to kick off the final weekend of his run for presidency? >> i've been to about 100 zoos. when i was here they fed the meerkats. unbelievable. i never fully understood before the speed and the alertness. >> they used to have a t-rex. it's now sat the smithsonian. >> i don't mind petting a rhino. i just don't want to be one. >> wonder if he get his animal crackers? that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. [ music playing, indistinct conversations ] the charcoal went out already?
be counting on the "saturday night live" imitations to give us some laughs along the way. nbc's david gregory caught up with jason sadakus. >> i see so many happy -- and unhappy -- you know, men and women and grandmothers. >> let me take an applause break. thank you. thank you. >> i mean, how do you compete with this guy? i could buy the white house, i could flip it. >> take it, move it. >> i still miss darryl hammonds doing bill clinton. that was the...
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. >> let me start with you, mitt romney i think had one critical job last night. he had to stop rick santorum's momentum. he had to regain his footing in this race. do you think he did it? >> i'm not sure he regained his footing, but put a foot in front of rick santorum. there's an old saying, if you're explaining, you're not gaining. and last night rick santorum got stuck in the tar pit of explaining his votes in the senate and earmarking and positions on contraception. and rather than good comebacks to easy attacks, he got mired down in overly explaining his positions and being defensive throughout most of the debate. >> and you heard it in that last little clip, he got booed more than once. this was not a friendly crowd to rick santorum. he also got booed when he explained his vote for no child left behind and ron paul piled on. take a look at this clip. >> i have to admit, i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in, but when you're part of the team, sometimes you take one for the team for the leader and i made a mistake. politics is a team s
. >> let me start with you, mitt romney i think had one critical job last night. he had to stop rick santorum's momentum. he had to regain his footing in this race. do you think he did it? >> i'm not sure he regained his footing, but put a foot in front of rick santorum. there's an old saying, if you're explaining, you're not gaining. and last night rick santorum got stuck in the tar pit of explaining his votes in the senate and earmarking and positions on contraception. and rather...
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of last night's speaker, second only to mitt romney. for the latest on the election, stories like that, go to # msnbc 2012. >> fascinating. >> interesting, isn't it? >> really interesting. thank you so much. >>> next week it is the dnc's turn from charlotte, north carolina. among my special guests will be bill richardson, north carolina beth purdue, house minority whip steny hoyer, van jones, and congressman chris van hollen who ted heads up the dccc. i hope you have a great weekend. thomas roberts subpoena next. >>> you know whose tweet i like the best? bob newhart tweeted that he's contacting his lawyers because clint eastwood stole his persona. i love that one. you have a great weekend. i'll see you monday. >> bye-bye. >> on the agenda next hour, game on mitt romney and paul ryan bask in the after glow after last night's convention as the official ticket gets back on the campaign trail. stop number one is to look presidential in the hurricane battered gulf. they're going to louisiana. governor bobby jindal inviting them there. who is
of last night's speaker, second only to mitt romney. for the latest on the election, stories like that, go to # msnbc 2012. >> fascinating. >> interesting, isn't it? >> really interesting. thank you so much. >>> next week it is the dnc's turn from charlotte, north carolina. among my special guests will be bill richardson, north carolina beth purdue, house minority whip steny hoyer, van jones, and congressman chris van hollen who ted heads up the dccc. i hope you have...
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now, in the "60 minutes" interview with romney last night, he was asked about the role of government when people don't have health insurance. this is what he said. >> we do provide care for people who don't have insurance, people -- if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care. >> now, you put that together with what he said in 2007 and in an interview with glenn beck, this is what he said then. >> when they show up at the hospital, they get care. they get free care paid for by you and me. if that's not socialism, i don't know what is. >> so taking care of people is socialism. is this also part of the problem with working class people now seeming to go away from him? >> well, i think the reason that that comment on "60 minutes" is so important, he does not sound like a man with a plan. that is not a plan to take care of people who are uninsured, is just to send them to the emergency room. that's the problem right now and that is why states are going broke, because it's the mo
now, in the "60 minutes" interview with romney last night, he was asked about the role of government when people don't have health insurance. this is what he said. >> we do provide care for people who don't have insurance, people -- if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care. >> now, you put that together with what he said in 2007 and in an interview with glenn...
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it didn't work well for romney last night. will that issue stick with voters? i'll ask shawn spicer. and our own spin debate room. [ female announcer ] e-trade was founded on the simple belief that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platform offers powerful functionality that's still so usable you'll actually use it. and our mobile apps are the ultimate in wherever whenever investing. no matter what kind of investor you are, you'll find the technology to help you become a better one at e-trade. >>> mitt romney is perpetrating fraud. on the american people. if you take his tax cut and he promises i'm not going to raise the deficit. he promises that the wealthy aren't going to pay a dime less and he promises he'll give the middle class a tax cut. you have a man running for the presidency of the united states on the central issue of our time and he's not being straight with the a
it didn't work well for romney last night. will that issue stick with voters? i'll ask shawn spicer. and our own spin debate room. [ female announcer ] e-trade was founded on the simple belief that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platform offers powerful functionality that's still so usable you'll actually use it. and our mobile apps are the...
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mitt romney one last night avoiding what could have been a disaster for mitt. but is a win really ever just a win? rick santorum does not think so, we will talk with steady eddie's director, hogan, and two are announcing that they will not seek re-election. are moderate republicans a dangerous species, we will talk about this and more when "now" starts back.ade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. is this where we're at now? we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber one. that was as active and on the go as i was.
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last night on issue after issue romney could have actually given some answers. but instead he just left the american people with a lot more questions. joining me now is rick, the managing editor of "time" magazine. good to see you. >> good to see you, al. >> thank you for coming on tonight. mitt romney stayed vague, especially on the big issues of taxes. why has he decided to avoid specifics? and i know you've taken both sides at test. i'll put that out front. i know you've done a cover story of mitt romney. have you been able to lock him down on specifics and why not? >> i did interview governor romney before the convention. i asked him what would be the deductions that you would take in order to pay for a 20% across the board tax cut? you know, there aren't that many options. there's the income tax deduction and philanthropic. at this point in the campaign, what would go wrong to say that? he's been saying all along, the democrats will pick me apart. again, what we've seen in the last two or three election cycles is that specificity does harm to candidates. ob
last night on issue after issue romney could have actually given some answers. but instead he just left the american people with a lot more questions. joining me now is rick, the managing editor of "time" magazine. good to see you. >> good to see you, al. >> thank you for coming on tonight. mitt romney stayed vague, especially on the big issues of taxes. why has he decided to avoid specifics? and i know you've taken both sides at test. i'll put that out front. i know...
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this is why mitt romney can't be let off the hook in the debate tomorrow night. but it's hard to press him on these issues when he doesn't even answer the questions. here it is. >> what is the biggest misconception about you in the public debate right now? >> we'll have to create more jobs, have less debt and shrink the size of government. >> misconceptions about you? >> you get to ask the questions you want and i get to give the answers i want. >> i hope there's a moment like that tomorrow night. not going to be easy for jim lehrer. even if romney won't answer for them, it needs to be spelled out loud and clear to the american people who have been lied to. mitt romney has not been straight with americans on where he stands and where he wants to take the country and there's no better platform than for the president to take him to the house. how can you expect him to be straight with you as president when he can't even run his own campaign? get your cell phones out. tonight's question, will mitt romney continue his campaign of lies at tomorrow's debate? text a for
this is why mitt romney can't be let off the hook in the debate tomorrow night. but it's hard to press him on these issues when he doesn't even answer the questions. here it is. >> what is the biggest misconception about you in the public debate right now? >> we'll have to create more jobs, have less debt and shrink the size of government. >> misconceptions about you? >> you get to ask the questions you want and i get to give the answers i want. >> i hope there's a...
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guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot in the speeches. it was business consultant versus college professor. sort of harvard versus harvard. no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing the work for him and mitt romney has been doing the work for his campaign. we'll see what happens going forward. pout a question, the obama supporters were on their heels last night. were disappointed. wondering, where was this guy who they've been seeing in the tv commercials going so hard at mitt romney? he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going after romney. >> we can't escape the fact. four of the last five incumbent presidents had lost the first debate. it's unbelievable. you have to say there is something to this. >> they're not used to being challenged
guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot in the speeches. it was business consultant versus college professor. sort of harvard versus harvard. no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing...
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romney after his late night hour. >> hypocrisy in politics, come on, al. the biggest one of all is that rush limbaugh didn't like it, i was stunned by that. what i was stunned by, and normally i don't took about this, is he brought up controlled substances. this is a man that should stay away from that subject. for mitt romney appearing on the shows, he can't slow jam, but if he gets an invitation, maybe he can demonstrate the moon walk or something. >> or the flip-flop. let me get to the politics of this, jonathan. romney keeps acknowledging that the president is a nice, likable guy, en while ven while he is criticizing. >> he is a nice guy, but spent too much time at harvard or not working in the real world. >> he's a nice guy. >> i think he's a nice person. i just don't think we can afford him any longer. >> so a lot of this, i think, is that they seem to be conceding the likeability, and i think it annoys and bothers people like rush and them that the people like the president. and every time he does something like this that shows he has this connectio
romney after his late night hour. >> hypocrisy in politics, come on, al. the biggest one of all is that rush limbaugh didn't like it, i was stunned by that. what i was stunned by, and normally i don't took about this, is he brought up controlled substances. this is a man that should stay away from that subject. for mitt romney appearing on the shows, he can't slow jam, but if he gets an invitation, maybe he can demonstrate the moon walk or something. >> or the flip-flop. let me get...
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mitt romney win or rick santorum win last night? >> mitt romney won it, and he revealed his just immense flaws as a candidate, that he just reeled from gaffe to gaffe, couldn't deliver anything resembling a message. it was all his fault, he could have talked about the economy and he would have won the state. >> i want to stay with you for a minute because you retweeted something, and, you know, you like when sometimes tweets get a little bit off the reservation. so, ben retweets last night, i can't fully say it here, ben, on tv, because you can't say these words on tv. fru frustrated gop operative e-mails all santorum had to do was turn his iowa speech into a [ bleep ] tv ad and stick to it on the stump. it was as good a speech as any of the candidates had given. >> he can appeal to working class voters, he has an authentic message and ride the economy and got bogged down in the president crushing the judeo-christian faith. i saw a clear pivot last night, he realizes the formula didn't work. he pulled out his shale rock concession s
mitt romney win or rick santorum win last night? >> mitt romney won it, and he revealed his just immense flaws as a candidate, that he just reeled from gaffe to gaffe, couldn't deliver anything resembling a message. it was all his fault, he could have talked about the economy and he would have won the state. >> i want to stay with you for a minute because you retweeted something, and, you know, you like when sometimes tweets get a little bit off the reservation. so, ben retweets...
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. >> mitt romney spent primary night in colorado after congratulating rick santorum, romney struck a populace tone, citing his father as an example of the american dream. >> my father never graduated from college. he apprenticed as a plaster carpenter and he could take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth and then, you know, spit them out pointy end forward. on his honeymoon he put aluminum paint in the trunk of the car and sold it along the way to pay for the gas and the hotels. a lot of reasons why my father could have given up and set his sights lower but my dad believed in america and in the america he believed in, a plaster guy could work out to become head of a car company and sold aluminum paint out of his car could end up being governor in one of the states he sold that aluminum paint. in dad's america, small businesses, entrepreneurs, these were encouraged and respected. the spirit of enterprise and innovation and daring propelled our standard of living and economy past that of every nation on the planet. i refuse to believe that america is just another place on the m
. >> mitt romney spent primary night in colorado after congratulating rick santorum, romney struck a populace tone, citing his father as an example of the american dream. >> my father never graduated from college. he apprenticed as a plaster carpenter and he could take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth and then, you know, spit them out pointy end forward. on his honeymoon he put aluminum paint in the trunk of the car and sold it along the way to pay for the gas and the...